Jazz In Bar in Saitocho – The best kept secret of Kyoto, Japan - #BeautifulSunday and #SublimeSunday :)

in #beautifulsunday6 years ago (edited)

This is my entry for the #BeautifulSunday challenge, initiated by @ace108. Thanks, my friend!

And I'm also posting today inspired by #SublimeSunday, a tag from @c0ff33a! Thanks!

Today I'm writing about the best kept secret of Kyoto, in Japan: The bar Jazz In, in Saitocho, near Gion and the Kamo River. I've told I would in this post!

Japan kyoto bar jazz in.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-17.jpg

We were roaming around in Kyoto, by the river, seeing the cherry blossoms and the wonderful views of the area. Then we crossed the bridge located in Idecho to Saitocho. Saitocho is a central area of the city, where many interesting and popular bars and restaurants are located. It was after dinner and we were into finding a place to have a drink and enjoy the evening.

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-6.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-7.jpg

We stopped by a narrow door, with narrow streets, with a sign saying Jazz In bar (see location on GM here). We had never heard about it (and still keep not finding anything about it when we Google it out!), and it was not on the list of suggested bars my son had got from his musician friends.

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-11.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-22.jpg

We don't know why something pushed us to climb the stairs and visit it. It was like entering in a time machine! Where the time has stopped!

A tiny place, full of memories, owned by Mr. Yamamoto for decades, and with the usual costumers, also since forever, that make this bar their second home in Kyoto: musicians, photographers, singers... all from around my age, not my kid's...

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-2.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-15.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-24.jpg

There weren’t more than a dozen, even because the place is small, as I told you. And we came in like if we were aliens invading an intimist and private cocoon. Just look at the photos!

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-8.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-19.jpg

Nevertheless, they welcomed us like if we met long years ago: Michel, the French musician that spends more than half a year in Kyoto, every year, for its shows, Makoto Morioka, a photographer who showed us his photography book (the book is resident of the bar also!) of the Paris of the 70s... and some more.

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-28.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-9.jpg

And vinyls, vinyls everywhere! And the music of the local singer of the 70s playing, their friend, a beauty who committed suicide while young, Maki. What a voice!

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-30.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-10.jpg

To sum up, this was a unique experience we will treasure among our trips’ memories as a jewel.

My son(*)made another musician friend. I knew a local photographer with a long career I had never heard of.... and Mr. Yamamoto, a one of a kind host, you know that just by looking at him! A true reflection of his wonderful place, full of memories!

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-12.jpg

Japan kyoto bar jazz in-13.jpg

When you visit Kyoto, don’t miss a local beer at the Jazz In bar. You will love it, if you like this type of decadent, cozy and intimist places! We ended up visiting it almost everyday :)))

I hope you all enjoyed the visit :)

Original text and photos taken by me.

Thanks, @ace108 and @c0ff33a :)
Have a great Sunday, my friends!

Hippiesoul @nolasco
Isabel
www.isabelnolasco.com

(*)Have you hear my son's 2 new releases, btw :)?

Melted John on YouTube - Interlude/Jam 666

Melted John on YouTube - Song For The Lonely Fool

Kindly subscribe his channel, if you enjoy his music :) Thanks once more and sorry for hijacking this post with tons of mother's love and pride for her son!

DQmc75yMiEvNZwe9U2sA7t4ghotVDAWpZp3VsJaRYaJ3fDV.png

DQmSSjgs1swFwv64uXRVpB9DAtzSnDv2Eeqr3CnPAup4WVV.png

steem sugarsDQmeZR5gxMRsGvanJAzkyHoYaXBTVWCfHEYqiycvb4rLJtU_1680x8400.jpg

Sort:  

Congratulations! Your high quality travel content caught our attention and earned you a reward, in form of an upvote and resteem. Your work really stands out. Your article now has a chance to get curated and featured under the appropriate daily topic of our Travelfeed blog. Thank you for using #travelfeed

Transparent-Discord-Travel.png

Aw, that's wonderful, thanks so much! I'm so excited and happy you liked it!

This place has some great atmosphere! :)

Indeed it has... I tried to reflect it on the photos, I'm pretty happy with the result :). Thanks so much for your comment!

Congratulations, Your Post Has Been Added To The Steemit Worldmap!
Author link: http://steemitworldmap.com?author=nolasco
Post link: http://steemitworldmap.com?post=jazz-in-bar-in-saitocho-the-best-kept-secret-of-kyoto-japan-beautifulsunday-and-sublimesunday


Want to have your post on the map too?

  • Go to Steemitworldmap
  • Click the code slider at the bottom
  • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
  • Copy and paste the generated code in your post
  • Congrats, your post is now on the map!

Thanks so much!

pixresteemer_incognito_angel_mini.png
Congratz, your post has been resteemed and, who knows, will maybe appear in the next edition of the #dailyspotlights (Click on my face if you want to know more about me...)
Check the rules of the Daily Spotlights if you want to nominate someone!

Thanks, my dear Pix!

That looks like a phenomenal place. So many amazing details in there. Great article, thanks!

Thank YOU! I'm happy you liked it!

Certainly looks like a place for treasure hunters now.

Indeed! It's awesome! Don't miss it when you visit Kyoto, my friend! Cheers! and Thanks!

You're welcome. I'll try to remember :-)

What an incredible place, so fortunate you found this hidden gem - and it obviously made a big impact if you went back every day!

Wonderful pictures, it is fascinating seeing inside a place full of so many treasures and artefacts - you could spend hours discovering just a tiny portion of all the amazing things this place has to offer.

Thank you for sharing your #SublimeSunday - I thoroughly enjoyed this post.

c0ff33commentaimage.png
#thealliance #witness

Thanks so much, my dear @c0ff33a, I truly love that you liked it, it's so rewarding! I hope you like the next ones too, I still have so many more amazing places to post ;)))!
Cheers, my friend!

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.36
TRX 0.12
JST 0.040
BTC 70846.59
ETH 3567.69
USDT 1.00
SBD 4.79